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Joshua Bruckerhoff REID COLLINS & TSAI (AUSTIN)
JOSHUA BRUCKERHOFF JOSH BRUCKERHOFF IS SWIFTLY MAKING A
name for himself in the world of financial litigation, as he brings fresh eyes and novel theories to the bankruptcy and insolvency space. Most notably to date, he built a crucial argument for FTI Consulting regarding fraudulent transfers that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court clarifying an often-used section of the Bankruptcy Code. Bruckerhoff credits the non-traditional billing structure at his firm, Reid Collins, as fostering collaboration between the attorneys and encouraging outof-the-box thinking across their spectrum of cases. Naturally, the addition of this rising star to our 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers was a no-brainer. Lawdragon: Will you please give our readers an overview of the types of cases you handle?
Josh Bruckerhoff: I appear in federal and state courts across the country representing bankruptcy trustees, offshore liquidators, companies, and hedge funds in litigation against directors and of-
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BY ALISON PREECE ficers, law firms, banks, auditors, and recipients of fraudulent transfers. The majority of my cases arise out of bankruptcies or offshore liquidations. My firm often gets retained to investigate the cause of the company’s collapse and pursue those responsible. I also devote a significant portion of my practice to bringing legal-malpractice claims. Almost all of my representations are on the plaintiff’s side of the docket and involve some form of contingent or success fee. LD: You recently had an incredible result in the U.S. Supreme Court. Will you talk a bit about that case, the arguments you developed, and what the experience was like? JB: I’d be happy to. One of the greatest achievements in my career so far was developing the arguments that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc. When we got the Merit Management case, we crafted arguments that had not been previously
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